Princely Umanmielen (born April 18, 2002)[1] is an American football defensive end who will play for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Florida Gators.
| Ole Miss Rebels – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 18, 2002[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Manor (Manor, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school edit
Umanmielen's hometown is Manor, Texas and he attended Manor High School. In Umanmielen's high school career he totaled 93 tackles with 13 going for a loss, six sacks, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.[2] Umanmielen committed to play college football at the University of Florida over offers from Auburn, Baylor, and Texas.[3][4]
College career edit
Florida edit
In Umanmielen's first season in 2020, he notched three tackles with two being for a loss, and two sacks.[5] In the 2021 season, Umanmielen tallied 17 tackles with 1..5 going for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble.[6] In week ten of the 2022 season, Umanmielen had a strong performance having a strip sack on quarterback Haynes King as he helped the Gators beat Texas A&M.[7][8] Umanmielen finished his breakout 2022 season with 39 tackles with 9.5 being for a loss, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.[9] Umanmielen was named preseason third team all SEC, for the 2023 season.[10] Umanmielen was a projected prospect for the 2024 NFL draft, being projected as a late second round draft pick.[1][11]On December 6, 2023, instead of entering the draft, Umanmielen entered the transfer portal.[12]
Ole Miss edit
On December 15, 2023, Umanmielen announced that he would be transferring to Ole Miss.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c "PRINCELY UMANMIELEN DL/EDGE FLORIDA". NFL Draft Buzz. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Princely Umanmielen Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "4-star DE Princely Umanmielen commits to Florida over Auburn, Texas". Saturday Down South. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Carroll, Brandon. "2020 DE Princely Umanmielen Signs with Florida". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Princely Umanmielen 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Princely Umanmielen 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Carroll, Brandon. "Florida Gators Stymie Texas A&M Offense in Second Half to Triumph 41-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Taylor, G. Allan. "Observations from Gators' morale-boosting road victory against Texas A&M". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Princely Umanmielen 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Carroll, Brandon. "Three Gators Tabbed to Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Goodall, Zach. "Florida Gators' Princely Umanmielen Among 2024 NFL Draft Edge Rushers To Know". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Carroll, Brandon (December 6, 2023). "Florida EDGE Princely Umanmielen to Transfer, Not Enter NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 15, 2023). "Florida edge rusher Princely Umanmielen transferring to Ole Miss". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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